I agree that the situation at Canada Water could rapidly become dangerous due to over-crowding. Hope the railway companies have detailed plans for all eventualities. For example, say the overground came to a halt while the Jubilee was still delivering passengers. Overcrowding would soon become impossible. The option of closing the station gates which is used at the London termini would not apply here - it is much more complex. The plans would have to be detailed, with good rapid communication built in, and supported by knowledgeable staff who had been involved in appropriate training exercises. Otherwise you could have a debacle such as that at Finsbury Park on 27th December. Passengers were directed there, but no arrangements were in place to marshal the numbers which were way beyond what Finsbury Park could handle. It seems a reasonable issue for our various amenity societies to raise both with the railway companies and our MP.

On another note, I said I would try some alternative routes to and from town. Today I intended to try Victoria to Penge East and bus back to Forest Hill. Owing to a tree on the line somewhere the Penge train was not running, so I got on the 09:39 to Denmark Hill and then caught the bus. Worked quite well - 10 minutes on the train and 22 on the bus. My starting point was Tottenham Court Road, so you have to add another 10 minutes to get from there to Victoria. That seems quite competitive with the Jubilee/overground route as it is at the moment (admittedly against the rush hour flow), and much more comfortable (for example, something called a seat is available for most of the journey). The problem is that the Denmark Hill timetable is four trains an hour, but with intervals of 4 minutes and 26 minutes so it is really a half-hourly service. On the other there are other choices at Victoria, so I will try something else next time